• justOnePersistentKbinPlease@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    Here is the uncomfortable truth:

    It has always been a lie.

    The US revolution happened because those with money wanted more and because the UK was actually going to respect native rights, or at least try to. Go read “The Crucible of War” by Fred Anderson.

    • hark@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Didn’t the south join in the fight because Britain was in the process of legally abolishing slavery and they were afraid of this abolition applying to colonies?